Eleven years ago AFC Wimbledon set out on the long road back from oblivion after their club was “stolen” and relocated to Milton Keynes.

The Dons are now facing the prospect of relegation from the Football League and Jack Midson fears their unique story will have a sorry end should the club fall through the trapdoor tomorrow.

Victory over Fleetwood would be enough to preserve the club’s League status as fellow strugglers Dagenham and Redbridge and York meet at Victoria Road tomorrow — but anything less will signal the end of their two-year stay in League Two and Midson is only too aware of the consequences.

“As a club we spent nine or 10 years going from nothing to being in the Football League,” said Midson. “That’s probably something football will never see again and to drop back out of the Football League would be devastating.

“When the fans see you losing games they think you don’t care but you do care, because it changes your life.”

The Dons have failed to win in their last five games and Midson’s teammates will be looking to the striker, the club’s top goalscorer, to deliver on the final day of the season.

Midson admits there will be no time to reflect on his landmark 100th appearance for the club and concedes that defeat would be the worst moment of his career.

“Hopefully it will be one to remember,” said the 29-year-old.

“If we win then it will be a momentous occasion but there won’t be anything to celebrate if we don’t get the result. I think it would be the lowest moment of my career.

“I’d have to look back at the games where it could have been avoided. It’s crazy that it all comes down to one game but we’ll learn a lot from it.

“At the moment a lot of the players are out of contract here and this game will determine their future.

“It’s no secret that a lot of us will take wage cuts if we go down so financially we’ll lose a lot of money which affects where you live, having to move house and I don’t think a lot of the supporters realise that.”

The Dons are one of seven clubs fighting for their safety in what is an extraordinary finish to the season and Midson is aware that Wimbledon’s survival could come at the expense of Barnet or Dagenham and Redbridge, two of his former clubs.

In theory, all three London teams could survive and, for Midson, that would be the ideal scenario.

“I would be sorry to see either of them go down,” added the striker. “I know some people there.

“A lot of the players move on but some of the staff stay the same and you know how hard they have worked to keep the club up.

“I don’t know that many people in York or Torquay so naturally you’d prefer to see a club you haven’t played at get relegated.”

It will be a sell-out crowd at Kingsmeadow and Midson is hoping his team will be able to reward the club’s supporters, who have witnessed their remarkable rise.

“We’re due to beat someone and there’s no better time than tomorrow,” said Midson.

“I think we’ve got one of the best away supports in the League and they’ve stuck by us so hopefully we can return the favour and get a win.”